LRD guides and handbook August 2020

Health and Safety Law 2020

Chapter 10

Time spent on union duties

[ch 10: page 194]

Where a union is recognised, time spent by union reps at health and safety or union meetings carrying out union duties during the working day with the employer’s agreement should be counted as working time (Edwards & Anor v Encirc Ltd [2015] UKEAT 0367/14/2302).